Ronda and Lew came into our lives about 2 years ago – and we haven’t been the same. Just kidding. Not really.

I gave Ronda a family session for her birthday – LAST December – and she finally scheduled it. I don’t know what took her so long – they are obviously meant to be in front of the camera!

LOVE THOSE!

I need an old barn – in my yard – with different panels of colors! I would be set!

MY FAVORITE!

I had some ideas in my head for their session – but I KNEW we had to do this shot! It describes them PERFECTLY!

Thanks so much for being awesome – we love you guys!

I met Becky and her family two years ago when I took their pictures!

Last year I was booked solid – so I missed them. But this year we scheduled EARLY – in August. And then rescheduled a few more times. And FINALLY in October – we prayed the rain away and had a BEAUTIFUL session!

I’ve taken pictures at this spot in Corning A LOT. But I’ve never spotted this angle before! I LOVE it!

I LOVE LOVE LOVE those shots! I wanted them to both look at their parents – but little *E* turned around and it worked out even better than I hoped!

LOVE!

Thank you SO MUCH for being flexible and patient with finally fitting our session in! Can’t wait to see you next year!

Jenna and her family have been in front of my lens since *E* was a little guy!

I LOVE seeing them every year – sometimes twice!

We scheduled a session then I needed to reschedule it – then the leaves changed too quick – so we rescheduled again! I love when a reschedule works out SO PERFECTLY! We couldn’t have asked for a better day!

I LOVE LOVE LOVE those shots! We had the sessions in my parents field! It was PERFECT!

I NEED to have a print of this on my wall! I LOVE little *S* – she is SO sweet!

LOOK AT THOSE COLORS! Seriously – perfect!

Jenna – it was SO great to see you guys! This has been my favorite session so far!

I put our Christmas tree up REALLY early – before Thanksgiving – I just had to!

LOOK AT THAT HAPPY FACE!

Fitzy is doing so awesome! He LOVES to play with his little kitchen! He loves to carry balls of yarn around and unroll them – much to my dismay! He carries around Jared’s striped shirt and says – daddy’s shirt! He points to himself and says – Fitzy’s shirt – but he says his name like – Itzy! SO CUTE!

He isn’t really running – just walking really fast. He LOVES cheese and marshmallows – the two words he says ALL DAY!

I cannot WAIT to experience Christmas with him!

For the month of December – we are doing a 25 days of kindness for Christmas!

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1. CHRISTMAS CARDS TO SOLDIERS

2. FOOD TO LOCAL ANIMAL SHELTER – PLAY WITH ANIMALS

3. DONATE ITEMS TO PREGNANCY CENTERS

4. ANGEL TREE

5. DONATE CRAYONS AND COLORING BOOKS TO CHILDRENS HOSPITAL

6. DONATE ITEMS TO GOODWILL

7. DONATE ITEMS TO HOMELESS SHELTER

8. HOT CHOCOLATE TO BELL RINGERS

9. CHRISTMAS CARDS TO STRANGERS WITH $ IN THEM

10. HOT CHOCOLATE TO CROSSING GUARDS

11. COOKIES AND COFFEE TO POST OFFICE

12. COOKIES AND COFFEE TO MAIL DELIVERY

13. COOKIES TO GARBAGE MEN

14. PAY FOR SOMEONES MEAL

15. QUARTERS AT LAUNDROMAT

16. QUARTERS AT GUMBALL MACHINES

17. FOOD PANTRY

18. COUPONS AT GAS PUMPS

19. COOKIES FOR NEIGHBORS

20. DONUTS TO POLICE OFFICERS

21. VOLUNTEER AT NURSING HOME

22. LEAVE A TIP THAT EQUALS THE BILL

23. COOKIES TO LOCAL FIRE DEPARTMENT

24. LEAVE QUARTERS AT CAR WASH

25. $ AT GAS PUMPS

I am SO excited to start this tradition and waive gifts for Jared and I (which we normally do anyway) in place of sharing the LOVE and JOY of Jesus during the month of December!

I can’t wait to see the excitement on Fitzy’s face as he gets older and can really understand the season of giving and love!

Jared’s cousin Alyssa is a photographer in Florida! She was up visiting in October and took Fitzy out for some pictures!

(ALL the pictures in this blog post are taken by Alyssa Northcutt Photography)

I am so in love with ALL these pictures – but these three especially!

OH MY HEART! He is just the sweetest boy EVER!

I couldn’t pick between color and black and white – so you’ll get both!

Alyssa – thank you SO much!

It was so great to spend time with you and restore our friendship!

The weather here was HORRIBLE the week of Fitzy’s 18 month birthday so I didn’t get out to take any “real” pictures of him that day. I’m SO thankful you got these shots to mark that milestone for us!

These photos are so beautiful and precious to us! Thank you again! We love you!

I have to tell you something. When I found out we were having a boy – I was a little sad. For one main reason. Boys aren’t as fun to dress.

I was wrong.

I added the black and white shots because our lighting in this house is HORRID.

OH MY WORD! I am having SO MUCH FUN dressing Fitzy!

I found that the key is to not worry about anything matching! So many people told me he looks a like a little guy going off to college in this!

While I know that will happen much sooner than I’d like – he does look pretty handsome!

I met Ericka through FACEBOOK initially! We found out that we had some friends in common and then I started going to MOPS and we became great friends! Her daughter is the same age Enoch would have been – so I always get to imagine what he is like in heaven!

Last year I took pictures of just her daughter – this year she brought her husband along (he was *SO* excited) for a family session!

I LOVE LOVE LOVE those shots!

Oh wait – THOSE are my favorites!

I am LOVING the leaves this year!

I haven’t been editing many pictures into black & white this fall – just because the colors are SO fantastic – but I KNEW this one would be BEAUTIFUL!

I LOVE those ones!

Ericka & Jeff – we LOVE you guys! I am so thankful God has placed you in our lives – and in front of my camera!

I’ve known Belinda since 8th grade! We both went to Mansfield and now live close to each other! We both struggled with loss and the inability to get pregnant.

Her sweet one is 3 months older than Fitzy. They are beautiful miracles! I am SO thankful we walk this road together!

Those shots make me tear up. Neither of us ever really thought we would be holding babies in our arms – and here they are!

SO SERIOUS!

OH MY WORD!

I LOVE YOU GUYS!

I’ve known Amy & Jim for 8 years – which is CRAZY!

We worked together at Phoenix until I pursued photography as my full-time career!

When I met Amy – their daughter *E* was just a little thing.

It was a FRIGID morning – can you see the frost on the ground?

And the twins – OH MY WORD! How it is they’ve gotten so big?

You can totally see the frost in those shots!

Thanks for asking me to capture another year in your life! Love you guys!

I love when clients say – put us down for every June and October (or whatever months they happen to choose) – it makes my heart happy!

This family has become a favorite of mine!

*L* is SO cute! She just melts my heart!

I LOVE LOVE LOVE those shots!

OH MY WORD!

Thank you SO much for having me over again! I love capturing your growing family!